With just a single photo, the original poster stated their dad "keeps a pill bottle with 90% alcohol in it to kill ticks." Although it's not entirely clear in the picture included in the post ...

We've all been there: reaching for the medicine cabinet with a splitting headache, opening the new pill bottle, and digging ... stopped putting cotton in its bottles in 1999.

Fill it with essentials like bandages, alcohol wipes ... for AAA or hearing aid batteries. Label the bottle for quick identification. Use pill bottles to store small valuables like rings, earrings ...